furbished

verb

past tense of furbish
as in polished
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight

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  1. polished
  2. smoothed
  3. rubbed
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  • Not only is Robert Carlock and Sam Means’ NBC sitcom designed to squeeze in as many jokes as the human brain can process in 21-minute chunks, it’s also carefully paced and polished to keep those jokes as superb and surprising as possible.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her rich, raven-black shade was polished to a mirror-like shine.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of polished
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  • Naturally curly hair can be reshaped with either, though hot rollers generally work best after the hair has been dried and smoothed if a more uniform curl pattern is desired.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Or was this decision smoothed by a long season of lesser works from the biggest artists?
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of smoothed
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  • Some of the series’ main characters are creations of The Gilded Age writer Julian Fellowes but others are actual people who rubbed shoulders in New York’s high society.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The bird is brined, steeped in two separate marinades, rubbed with jerk paste, then smoked low and slow over pimento wood imported from Jamaica.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of rubbed
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“Furbished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbished. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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